In the tabling of the national department of health’s budget for 2017/2018, minister of health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, delivered an impassioned address about a health system in transition to achieving universal access. Few could argue with the minister on the need for radical reform of a health system where socio economic status is still a key de ...
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The purpose of this working paper is to draw attention to the causes, consequences and possible responses to the implementation of moratoria on the filling of posts within the health system. Human resource moratoria, also referred to as the ‘freezing of posts’, have become an increasingly common occurrence within the public health system over t ...
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RHAP Position on Community Health Workers – Caring for Rural Populations through Sufficient and Supported Community Health Workers August 2014 Within the framework of the PHC re-engineering are 4 streams[1], one of which is the ward based outreach teams. Within these teams the Community Health Workers (CHWs) are foreseen to be an integral ...
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In this opinion piece published in the Mail and Guardian on 25 July 2014 Daygan Eagar argues that the state’s proposed certificate of need will not address inequities in rural healthcare. During a recent consultation with the national department of health on the much-maligned promulgation of the section of the National Health Act that requires ...
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The Role and Impact of Transport on Rural Communities Accessing the State Health Care System in South Africa ...
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